As the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico officially becomes America's largest oil disaster, a major procedure, known as 'top kill', is being tried to stop the flow of oil. Details of the procedure, graphics, and video clips are included.

Concepts

oil, petroleum, water pollution

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Additional Tags

'top kill' oil procedure, deepwater horizon oil spill, gulf of mexico, gulf of mexico oil spill 2010, oil spill, gulf of mexico oil spill

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)